Martin Carr reviews the season two finale of His Dark Materials… For those thinking there were no similarities between The Force Awakens and this finale think again. In the space of seven episodes we have never clapped eyes on Lord Asriel. James McAvoy that bastion of character actors, Scottish national treasure and X-Men franchise stalwart […]

Martin Carr reviews the penultimate episode of His Dark Materials season 2… In this penultimate episode witches and aeronauts jockey for attention with shamans and spectres. Wounds begin weeping and treachery runs deep as a certified allegiance gets dissolved in a cold blooded fashion. Cardinals and their cohorts make ruthless advances while celestial observers enter […]

Martin Carr reviews the fifth episode of His Dark Materials season 2… Gender roles, individual identities and social expectations come under the microscope once more as we inch closer to a season two conclusion. Desires, motives and personal objectives are evolving week on week while diverging agendas influence decision making. Mrs Coulter is allowing her […]

Martin Carr reviews the fourth episode of His Dark Materials season 2… There is talk of a blade which can slice through dimensions, witches are gathering in attack formation and finally Lee Scoresby forges an alliance of huge significance. Welcome to the half way stage of a second season which has gathered momentum like an […]

Martin Carr reviews the third episode of His Dark Materials season 2… Prying eyes are everywhere, nowhere is safe and no one is to be trusted. An aeronaut, a physicist and a Magisterium turncoat all have their part to play, as talk of mythical daggers throws season two open wide. There are some solid character […]

Martin Carr reviews the second episode of His Dark Materials season 2… Episode two feels fragmented. Momentum is tethered by the thinnest rope to a narrative which sees Lyra cross over into an unfamiliar Oxford. Observed by interested parties with nefarious intentions ‘The Cave’ makes connections between people and other more significant elements. Meanwhile in […]

Martin Carr reviews the first episode of His Dark Materials season 2… Opening in sumptuous fashion this season two premiere hints at a vast canvas of infinite possibilities. Conjoined by an elemental gateway two worlds become one as audiences continue to accompany Lyra on her journey of discovery. Airships, submersibles and ethereal apparitions carve their […]